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Principal of the Reliance Basic School, in Braeton, St. Catherine, Judith Royal-Gardener (left), and Executive Director at Food For the Poor (FFP) Canada, Samantha Mahfood (second left), cut the ribbon for the official opening of the new Reliance Basic School, on November 28. Looking on are: Councillor for the Braeton Division, Anthony Wint (third left); former Board Chairman of the school, Owen Saunders on (fourth left), and students.
Principal of the Reliance Basic School, in Braeton, St. Catherine, Judith Royal-Gardener (left), and Executive Director at Food For the Poor (FFP) Canada, Samantha Mahfood (second left), cut the ribbon for the official opening of the new Reliance Basic School, on November 28. Looking on are: Councillor for the Braeton Division, Anthony Wint (third left); former Board Chairman of the school, Owen Saunders on (fourth left), and students.

New Building for Students of Reliance Basic School

The 50 students, three teachers and other staff members of the Reliance Basic School, in Braeton, Portmore, have been provided with a new structure, courtesy of Food For the Poor (FFP). The institution was handed over on November 28. It...
Chairman of the Holland High School in Martha Brae, Trelawny, Father Carl Clarke, celebrates with top academic performers (from left) Jodi-Ann Dyer (third place); Tasheena Burrell (first place) and Shanneeka Powell (second place). Occasion was the annual prize giving ceremony held on Tuesday, November 26, at the school in Martha Brae, Trelawny.
Chairman of the Holland High School in Martha Brae, Trelawny, Father Carl Clarke, celebrates with top academic performers (from left) Jodi-Ann Dyer (third place); Tasheena Burrell (first place) and Shanneeka Powell (second place). Occasion was the annual prize giving ceremony held on Tuesday, November 26, at the school in Martha Brae, Trelawny.

Education Minister says Non-Traditional High Schools Doing Well
Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings. (File)
Chair of the National Child Month Committee, Dr. Pauline Mullings. (File)

Dr. Pauline Mullings, Educator, Mentor Par Excellence
Teacher at the Kitson Town Seventh Day Adventist Evening Institute, in St. Catherine, Wycliffe Brown (left), conducts a session with his students.
Teacher at the Kitson Town Seventh Day Adventist Evening Institute, in St. Catherine, Wycliffe Brown (left), conducts a session with his students.

Kitson Town Evening Institute Provides A Second Chance
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites is greeted by student ushers at Vere Technical High School where he attended the school
Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites is greeted by student ushers at Vere Technical High School where he attended the school's annual prize giving ceremony at the institution’s campus in Hayes, Clarendon, on Thursday, November 21.

Schools Urged to Address Weaknesses in English and Math

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Founder and Executive Chairman LASCO Affiliated Companies, Lascelles Chin (left), presents the LASCO/Ministry of Education Teacher of the Year trophy to Janet Walters (right) from the John Rollins Success Primary School, St. James, during the recent awards ceremony held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel New Kingston. At centre is Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Elaine Foster Allen.
Education

LASCO Honours top Educators For 2013/14

Guests attending the 2013/14 LASCO/Ministry of Education Teacher and Principal of the Year awards ceremony held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston, erupted in thunderous applause after Janet Walters and Norman Malcolm emerged the respective winners. Mr. Malcolm of the Windward Road Primary and Junior High School in Kingston and Ms. Walters from the John Rollins Success Primary...
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Education

Early Childhood Commission: Committed to Advancing Children’s Development

The management of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) remains resolute in their efforts to advance early childhood development in Jamaica. This assurance comes from Acting Executive Director, Early Childhood Commission, Michelle Campbell, who tells JIS News that the ECC is working assiduously to support the Ministry of Education in its efforts to prioritize early childhood development, which forms part of...
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Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer (centre), listens to a question from a student, during a motivational session on November 21, at the Hampton School in St. Elizabeth. Minister Falconer is a past student of the Hampton School.
Education

Senator Falconer Bonds with Hampton High School Students

Minister with Responsibility for Information, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer’s presentation to students at her alma mater, Hampton High School in St. Elizabeth, on Thursday (November 21), has left an indelible impression on the young ladies with whom she interacted. Senator Falconer’s visit to the Malvern-based all girls school, formed part of the St. Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation’s Students Empowerment Week...
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EducationInformation

Gov’t Fast Tracks Programme To Remove Pit Latrines From Schools

The Government is accelerating its programme to provide schools across the island with modern sanitary facilities. Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, said 53 pit latrines will be removed this academic year and replaced with flush systems. She was speaking on November 20, at the weekly Jamaica House press briefing held at the Office of the Prime Minister. A...
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Minister of Education, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, emphasizes a point while addressing the Kensington Primary School’s Parent-Teachers Association (PTA) General Meeting, held on November 20 at the institution’s location in Greater Portmore, St. Catherine.
Education

Oral Test In English Language By 2016

The Ministry of Education plans to introduce an oral examination in English Language by 2016, Education Minister, Hon. Rev. Ronald Thwaites, has announced. It is intended to test the competence of students in speaking the language, starting at the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT) level up to the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examination. “So, it’s not a matter just...
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Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell
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Non-Compliant Early Childhood Institutions Urged To Register

The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is urging all operators of unregistered early childhood institutions (ECI) across the island, to become fully compliant with the agency. Acting Executive Director, ECC, Michelle Campbell, tells JIS News that it is important that all ECIs are registered with the Commission and have permits to operate in Jamaica. There are currently some 2,660 early childhood...
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Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell
Education

ECC Seeks Increased Funding for Early Childhood Education

Acting Executive Director of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Michelle Campbell, is calling on members of the public and private sectors to explore ways of increasing support to early childhood development in Jamaica. Speaking to JIS News in an interview recently, Mrs. Campbell says that while the Commission remains resolute in fulfilling its mandate to improve and develop the early...
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